The band drop the release this month, with a little help from some puppets.
Whether you surf or not, we all kinda need surf music. It lubricates life. We may not be able to put our finger on why we need it, but just trust that we do.
This is why we need bands like Máquina Peligrosa, who channel the power of surf sounds from every corner of the genre, dark to light.
Their new music, two tracks titled Intro Venus and Pickled Snakes will drop on a 7″ this September, is more surf, punk & psych than straight-up surf, landing on the heavier side of the genre.
They have a groove, they may make you want to dance, and they are the perfect kind of sound to enjoy on wax.
We caught up with Logan Jeffs (Bass) and Felix Poiter (Guitar), two-thirds of Máquina Peligrosa, to hear more about the new tracks.
Máquina Peligrosa
- New music out 4 September
- Vinyl release and launch 27 September
- Tickets here
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“The start of the band was essentially 60s surf instrumental garage. That was the heavy influence that we had at the time, but we soon had various other elements such as Psych & Punk creeping in when we jammed and saw no point in limiting ourselves,” explains Potier.
“We were really attracted to that darker side of proper, actual 60s surf. Not like modern bands that might put reverb on their guitar and go, ‘we’re a surf band,’ but that’s not really what I’d pay as surf. And it’s not really the Beach Boys either.
“It’s more like the Sentinels or the Impacts or the Ventures that are the real 60s, quite gritty, quite dark.
“There are no rules around it, though; we may end up doing some chanting, we may end up doing some singing.”
The new single and its accompanying B-side show that the band were raised on rock and metal, but include Devo influences that give things a disco tinge.
As pointless as it may be to try and classify any music, particularly Máquina Peligrosa, one thing is abundantly clear: this music belongs on vinyl.
“It just made complete sense to go with the vinyl thing,” states Poiter. “It’s tangible, everyone loves it, it’s forever.
“People will hopefully be sifting through record stores and finding our music for years and years to come, even when we’re long gone.
“It’s not something that’s getting easily lost on a hard drive, even though the songs will also be available on streaming platforms, but streaming is a very easily forgotten format.”
Jeffs adds, “We’re in an era of TikTok and 15-second reels, and attention spans aren’t that great. People aren’t really digesting a whole record like they used to. I grew up with albums, and it was all about knowing the album start to finish; every track a part of the bigger picture and the album a whole work in it’s own right.
“But now we’d rather release one or two songs at a time so there’s always something fresh & easier to digest.”
Aside from keeping surf tunes alive, the band also embodies a strong DIY, local-arts community work ethic that is admirable.
They’ve nestled themselves inside of a strong artistic community, designed their own company sleeves that will change slightly with each release, making them easily collectible, and support local businesses like Zenith, which has printed the record.
Local artists like My Beautiful Monsters (who’ve worked with big companies like Marvel) have designed the artwork, and the Intro Venous music video is a whole other creative beast – dreamed up and directed by Logan Jeffs and involves the collaboration of Creepy Baby Productions and the creative talents of Jason Chalmers & Rebecca Jarvis.
“It’s a B-grade movie style thing. Old school Star Trek meets Barbarella, meets Ren and Stimpy, meets sort of Rob Zombie, in a way.
“It’ll be this crazy-ass video where we’re flies, we convert a sausage into a spaceship, and fly into space, get marooned, and get destroyed by a giant Venus flytrap, all with puppetry.”
Máquina Peligrosa will release the Intro Venus 7″ vinyl and video with a launch on Sunday, September 27th at The Bergy Bandroom with guests: Plaster Of Paris, Pussy Horse, and Hot Milk Machine. Doors are at 3 pm, and tickets are available now.
For more information, head here.
This article was made in partnership with Máquina Peligrosa.
